Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI)
Administration Office
Rm 100 - Willow Chest Centre - 2647 Willow Street
Vancouver, BC V5Z 3P1 Canada
Tel: 604.875.4372 - Fax: 604.875.5684 - email:
VCHRI DIRECTORSHIP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE ASSOCIATE DEAN RESEARCH FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Dr. Robert McMaster 604.875.5641
ASSISTANT TO DR. McMASTER
Lillian Manusha 604.875.5641
VCHRI ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES AND FINANCE
MANAGER, ADMINISTRATION
Karen Donaldson 604.875.5470
VCHRI administration
Space allocation needs, facilities maintenance and renovation requirements
Occupational health and safety (OH&S) for the Institute
ASSISTANT TO MANAGER, ADMINISTRATION & VCHRI WEBMASTER
Norma Cooper 604.875.4111 x 61910
Assistant to Manager of Administration
VCHRI Website
OH&S for the Institute
Building maintenance
MANAGER, FINANCE
Erika Yep 604.875.4111 x 66210
Manage day-to-day financial operations
Responsible for the management of VCHRI's financial committments
Assists Executive Director, VCHRI with the development and implementation of the annual budget of the Institute
Supervise finance clerk
FINANCE CLERK
Rosie Liu 604.875.4111 x 68728
Process all AP, AR documentation
Reconciles monthly ledgers
HR, POLICY & PLANNING
MANAGER, HR, POLICY & PLANNING
Patricia Tait 604.875.4111 x 66782
Manages the human resources portfolio for VCHRI administration
Oversees and facilitates strategic planning, capacity-building and policy development related to research across VCH
Responsible for the collection/analysis of annual VCHRI metrics data
Manages the the Internal Grants & Awards Program
EDUCATION
COORDINATOR, RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAM
Kerri Abramson 604.875.4111 x 67793
Coordinate research education program for VCH
Develop education programming for research staff and trainees
Collaborate with other research education programs in Vancouver (UBC, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Child and Family Research Institute)
COMMUNICATIONS
SENIOR REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS LEADER
Lisa Carver 604.875.4111 x61777 cell: 604.319.7533
Primary focus of VCH Research Communications is to provide media and communication support to the research groups and individual researchers, to educate key health stakeholders and partners to the vital work in translational and basic science research that takes place at our hospital sites and within the community, and to support stakeholders and partners in events and activities showcasing our research
Communications/Public Affairs at VCH Research Institute is handled in partnership with public affairs at Vancouver Coastal Health, UBC, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, and other funding and academic partners
CLINICAL TRIALS
MANAGER, CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT (CRU)
Connie Feschuk 604.875.5886
Oversee clinical and business management of the Unit
Manage clinical trials ensuring good clinical practice
Assist investigators with clinical trial planning
Provide quotes to investigators for CRU services
Manage space allocation to research coordinators for study visits
REGIONAL MANAGER, CLINICAL TRIALS ADMINISTRATION
Stephania Manusha 604.875.5649
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Wylo Kayle 604.875.5125
Receive & process all "Request for Approval to Conduct Research at VCHA" applications for Vancouver Acute, Corporate & Multi-site
Receive & process all payments for industry sponsored clinical trials
Process & issue clinical trial and research study yearly renewals
Assist Regional Manager with Industry Sponsored Clinical Trial agreement administrative process
GRANTS DEVELOPMENT
GRANTS DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR
Tamara English 604.875.4111 x 62023
Assists investigators with the development of competitive applications for external grants and awards.
Works with VCHRI investigators to effectively articulate research ideas.
Conduct planning sessions - with individuals or teams - to develop research plans and proposals.
Critically review grant applications for peer-reviewed, external funding agencies.
Operating, infrastructure, and salary awards are all eligible.
Develop and conduct grant-crafting workshops.
UBC OFFICE OF RESEARCH SERVICES AT VCHRI
RESEARCH MANAGER
Sameera Wazir 604.875.4111 x 68455
Provide institutional signatures to research grant applications on behalf of UBC and VCHRI.
Facilitate the processing of collaborative research agreements, contracts and grants.
Financial administration of research grants, contracts, and agreements.
ASSISTANT MANAGER, RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION
Susan O'Neil 604.875.5272
Processes UBC & VCH Research Grant applications requiring the following signatures:
Assoc. Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Director, Office of Research Services
VP Research, VCH
Deposits cheques to UBC Research Accounts
Processes UBC Inter-University Transfer Agreements (incoming & outgoing)
Establishes UBC Research Accounts (Non-industry) for faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students
Handles queries related to the financial administration of UBC research accounts
Provides information regarding granting agency application procedures & policies
For network failure emergencies call: 604.822.7649
For assistance in planning your IT developement: Christopher Pryde 604.875-4111 x68594
Regional HSDA Assistant Directors
For questions regarding research to be conducted in these HSDAs please contact the following:
Val Munroe Vancouver Community 200-520 West 6th Ave. Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H5 Tel: 604.730-7610 Fax: 604-731-3847
Dr. Ingrid Sochting Richmond Health Services 7000 Westminster Hwy. Richmond, BC V6X 1A2 Tel: 604.278.9711 x4610 Fax: 604.244.5564
Cynthia Hamilton North Shore/Coast Garibaldi c/o Medical Administration 231 East 15th Street North Vancouver, BC V7L 2L7 Tel: 604.988.3131 x4374 Fax: 604.984.5788